You must have a positive vision to make lasting change in cities. Mandates alone won’t do it. You can see this in the S.D. suburb of San Marcos, which is meeting state mandates for #housing … but not because of the mandates. It’s because San Marcos had already embraced a vision that welcomed more and different kinds of housing. That vision: We need a brand-new downtown. https://voiceofsandiego.org/2026/04/02/san-marcos-is-crushing-its-housing-goals/ #suburbs